White Rose 英語学校は by Naoko Horibe is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 銅賞 in 建築・建物・構造物デザイン Competition Category.
銅建築· 2023
White Rose 英語学校は
by Naoko Horibe
Client: Horibe Associates
A' Design Award 銅賞 Winner in 建築 Category
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About White Rose 英語学校は
ホワイトローズイングリッシュスクールは、子ども向け英会話を学ぶスクールです。校内道路を一方通行にすることで、車の出入りがスムーズになり、前面道路の渋滞が緩和されます。ファサードは全円ではなく半円でデザインされ、子どもたちの未来と世界を繋ぐ英語学習の可能性を表現しています。ファサードの突き出たスラブの形状は、子どもたちの元気さや元気さを表現しています。特徴的な大きな半円窓からは、元気に走り回る子どもたちの姿が見えます。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銅賞
White Rose 英語学校はは、創造性、独創性、鋭い洞察力で際立つ傑出したデザインに授与される、高い権威をもつ評価である A' Design Award 銅賞の受賞作品です。銅賞の受賞作品は、十分に巧みで印象的なほど創造的な工芸品であり、デザイナーの豊富な経験、想像力、機知を裏づけています。White Rose 英語学校はは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される品であり、顕著にプロフェッショナルで革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銅賞を受賞したデザインは、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術のベストプラクティスを取り入れており、細部への配慮に優れています。White Rose 英語学校はは、ニーズを見事に満たし、欲求に触れ、感情を魅了し、好奇心を引きつけます。
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- White Rose English School is a school for children to learn English. The facade is designed with semicircles instead of complete circles, showing children's potential in learning English which may lead them to the future and to the world. Design of the front projected portion represents overflowing energy and liveliness of the children. You can see the children joyfully moving from the outside through the big distinctive semi-circle window.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- A three-story reinforced concrete building. Width 17.8m, depth 11.2m, height 9.98m (height limit 10m). Total floor area 578.53 square meters. Although it is compact, it creates an open space that combines functionality and design by using a stairwell, a large opening, and a protruding slab of about 4m. A more minimalist design was achieved through a structural design in which the pillars do not protrude from the walls. The minimalist design does not interfere with children's imagination.
- Tags
- school, minimal, simple, for kids, arch, concrete, white, kindergarten
- Production Technology
- The front road is narrow, and consideration for traffic congestion was required. That's why we built two arches in the building so that you can drop off and pick up your child through the drive-thru without getting wet in the rain. Through these, you can also see the greenery of the park from the road side. And by using glass for the handrails of the internal stairs, we made it possible to see the children's energetic movements from the outside through the large semi-circular windows.
- Design Challenge
- Shuttle buses can pass under the pilotis. One of the pilotis shall be a 4m protruding slab. A three-story building with a height of 10m or less. Meeting these requirements required a thorough discussion between architectural and structural design. The walls with large arches are also large beams. And they were fused splendidly and became the best architecture.
- Research
- Architecture has a great impact on the surrounding people, streets, and environment as soon as it is completed. And it will continue to exist in the land for decades, regardless of whether it is used carefully or whether it is familiar with the place. Don't be biased towards only design or functionality. Architecture that has been loved by people for decades, protects people, and fascinates people without fading. That is the style of architecture that we seek.
- Inspiration
- First of all, this project is a facility for children with a lot of potential for the future. Secondly, it is planned on land close to the Takatsuki Castle ruins park, which is rich in greenery and is loved by citizens. Finally, since it was necessary to make it easy for parents to pick up and drop off their children, we came up with a design that would allow the building itself to serve as a signboard, incorporating soft curves and large openings that allow a view to the other side.
- Project Duration
- The design for this project started in June 2012 in Osaka. Construction began in May 2013. Construction was completed in April 2014.
- Operation Flow
- A spacious parking space has been set up to make the facility easy to use not only for children but also for parents. Each floor has ample waiting space, and from the 2nd floor you can see the children learning in the classroom. There is also a baby corner on the first floor, so it is safe to drop off and pick up small children. We hope that this building will be used not only as an English conversation school, but also as a place for the local community and a symbol of the region.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Horibe Associates, 2012
- Image Credits
- Main Image: Photographer Kaori Ichikawa
Image #1: Photographer Kaori Ichikawa
Image #2: Photographer Kaori Ichikawa
Image #3: Photographer Kaori Ichikawa
Image #4: Photographer Kaori Ichikawa
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